IPStorm botnet with 23,000 proxies for malicious traffic dismantled
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that Federal Bureau of Investigation took down the network and infrastructure of a botnet proxy service called IPStorm. IPStorm…
Month: November 2023
WP Fastest Cache plugin bug exposes 600K WordPress sites to attacks
The WordPress plugin WP Fastest Cache is vulnerable to an SQL injection vulnerability that could allow unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of the site’s database. WP…
New Reptar CPU flaw impacts Intel desktop and server systems
Intel has fixed a high-severity CPU vulnerability in its modern desktop, server, mobile, and embedded CPUs, including the latest Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and Sapphire…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2023 Edition – Krebs on Security
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three “zero day” vulnerabilities…
Operator of Major Proxy Botnet ‘IPStorm’ Arrested, Pleads Guilty in US
The IPStorm botnet targeted Windows, Linux, Mac, and Android devices and claimed victims in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. A Russian-Moldovan national has…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates fixed 3 actively exploited flaws
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates fixed 3 actively exploited flaws Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2023 Patch Tuesday security updates for November 2023 fixed three vulnerabilities…
VMWare discloses critical VCD Appliance auth bypass with no patch
VMware disclosed a critical and unpatched authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Cloud Director appliance deployments. Cloud Director enables VMware admins to manage their organizations’ cloud services…
Microsoft, Google will not challenge EU gatekeeper status – Software
Microsoft and Google will not challenge an EU law requiring them to make it easier for users to move between competing services such as social…
Danish critical infrastructure hit by the largest cyber attack in Denmark’s history
Danish critical infrastructure hit by the largest cyber attack in Denmark’s history Pierluigi Paganini November 14, 2023 Danish critical infrastructure was hit by the largest…
Windows 10 KB5032189 update released with 11 improvements
Microsoft has released the KB5032189 cumulative update for Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 10 22H2, which contains eleven fixes for various issues. KB5032189 is a…
FBI struggled to disrupt dangerous casino hacking gang – Security
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has struggled to stop a hyper-aggressive cybercrime gang that’s been tormenting corporate America over the last two years,…
Critical Authentication Bypass Flaw in VMware Cloud Director Appliance
Cloud computing and virtualization technology giant VMware on Tuesday rushed out an urgent patch for a gaping authentication bypass bug affecting its Cloud Director Appliance…